Gilded Needles (Valancourt 20th Century Classics)
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Only a few blocks away, amidst the elegant mansions and lily-white reputations of Gramercy Park and Washington Square, lives Judge James Stallworth. On a crusade to crush Lena's evil empire, the judge has sentenced three of her family members to death. And now she wants revenge.
One Sunday, all the Stallworths receive invitations-to their own funerals. Can even the wealth and power of the Stallworth family protect them from Lena's diabolical lust for vengeance?
This first-ever republication of Michael McDowell's chilling classic of revenge features a new introduction by Christopher Fowler and cover art by Mike Mignola.
"Riveting, terrifying, and just absolutely great ... Michael McDowell must now be regarded as the finest writer of paperback originals in America." - Stephen King
"A big and impressive book, darkly Dickensian in its scope and complexity ... a novel of entirely human horror." - Michael E. Stamm
"One of the best writers of horror in this country." - Peter Straub
Michael McDowell
Michael McDowell has been a public school educator for 18 years. He has served as classroom teacher, academic and athletic coach, school principal, assistant superintendent, and superintendent. As principal of a Title I high school, he designed and led innovative partnerships, including with the University of California system, that integrated career and technical education with college-preparatory courses, expanding equitable access and opportunity for all students. McDowell has also served as a faculty member at the Buck Institute for Education, an adjunct professor at San Francisco State University, and a school development coach with the New Tech Network. He is also the author of Strengthening Tier 1 Teaching and other books.
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